Given that Nick Fairley played pretty well this year, and the amount of money Ndamukong Suh is making I feel pretty comfortable saying that defensive tackle will not be the position that is selected early on in the draft. Add in Sammie Lee Hill whose a RFA, and it seems ridiculous that the Lions would draft another defensive tackle in the top 15 picks.

On the other hand, Cliff Avril is set to walk as a free agent and given the cap concerns the Lions have it doesn't seem prudent to give him almost 13 million when guys like Mathew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, and Ndamukong Suh eat up most of your cap space._________________